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termination

[tur-muh-nay-shuhn] / ˌtɜr məˈneɪ ʃən /


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But the court order did not prohibit a sale or termination of the trust, lawyers for Janie and Joey argue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Seaver and his security company were subsequently served with a termination notice directing them to immediately vacate the Parton properties they had been tasked with protecting.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Before his termination, Balesni was working with OpenAI’s board and C-suite members on an industrywide commitment to preserve monitorability in AI models, according to the letter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

When asked about the impact of TPS termination, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security told the BBC that "Temporary Protected Status is exactly that - temporary".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

“She’s already started the termination of proceedings,” Detective Stevens says.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi

Last year, the Center for American Progress reported that almost half of all HBCUs had been targeted for funding terminations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

That implied that the effect of the subsidy terminations had slowed, in the view of market analysts at Cox Automotive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Meanwhile, the right also covers women and their partners who experience a pregnancy loss, including miscarriage, terminations and unsuccessful IVF embryo transfers.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

If it holds, the terminations are void and the government cannot reimpose them.

From Slate ● May 14, 2026

The "–cene" terminations were thus something of a compromise.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson


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